Cutting implement.



A. 0. BRIGANCE.

CUTTING IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAY I6, 1914.

1,138,076. Patented May 4, 1915.

wmmo BRIG- QNCE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALICE O. BBIGANCE, 0F NAVASOTA, TEXAS.

CUTTING IIPLEIENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALICE O. BRIGANCE, a citizen of the United States, residin at N avasota, in the county of Grimes and tate of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutting Im le-' general character especially designed and adapted for use as a cotton chopper or the like; and an object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this general character which may be securely fastened to a persons boot or shoe, whereby the requisite cutting operation close to the ground may be effected without the necessity of the person stooping, and which will not interfere with a persons walking.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character including novel and improved means whereby the soil may be pulverized.

' The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and ar rangenient of the several parts whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the 3.0- companying drawings, wherein-.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a shoe showing the cutting implement constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device as illustrated in Fig.

1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3, of Fig. 2.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a plate of requisite configuration having its forward and one side marginal portions bent slightly downwardly, as indicated at 2, the edges 3 thereof affording knife edges. The plate 1 is adapted to be suitably secured to the boot or shoe and, as is thought to be obvious, aifords an effective Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. Kay 16, 1914. Serial No. 839,110.

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Patented May 4, 1915.

cutting implement which, upon the stepping of the person, serves as an effective cotton chopper or the like. I have found in practice that it is best that the plate 1 be operatively connected with each foot of the per son whereby it will be readily perceived that two rows may be operated upon at substantially the same time.

The rear portion of the plate 1 is provided with an extension 4 adapted to snugly bear against the arch of the shoe and such pro- Jected portion is provided at its opposite longitudinal sides with the upstanding wings 5 adapted to overlie the adjacent portion of the boot or 'shoe proper, and such wings in close proximity to the upper ends are provided with the openings 6 through which a suitable securing means, such as a strap, is adapted to be directed, such strap disposed over the instep of the foot so that the device may be operatively connected with the foot in a convenient and effective man- 14 disposed through suitable openings with in the plate 1 and having their free extremities united, as indicated at 15, whereby a clip is afforded to receive the toe portion of the boot or shoe whereby a more effective engagement is created. I also have found it in practice of particular advantage to provide the free or outer extremity of the extension 4 with the depending flange or lip 8 adapted to abut the inner face of the heel of the boot or shoe, as is'believed to be self-evident.

In order that the device may serve as an effective means for pulverizing the soil at the time of the cutting operation, I position above the extension 4 a plate 9, the extremity whereof being provided with the depending prongs or points 10 adapted to engage the soil while the forward extremity of such extension 4 is provided with the lateral extensions 11 overlying the rear portion of the plate 1 and the inner marginal portions of lieved to be self-evident, the formation of the pulverizing attachment is such as to be maintained in operative position without the of any extra fastening means, as

mally hold the same in position, while the boot or shoe effectively maintains the same in roper position when the device is in use.

rom the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a cutting implement constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my 1 invention 1n practice.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a plate adapted to engage beneath the sole of a shoe or the like, said plate being provided with a knife edge, an extension carried by the rear portion of such plate and adapted to abut the arch of the shoe or the like, such extension being provided with a depending flange adapted to contact with the inner end of the heel of the shoe, such extension being provided with upwardly disposed wings to provide a clamping means for the device, and a pulverizing attachment overlying the extension of the plate and provided with depending prongs.

2. A device of the character described comprising a. plate adapted to engage beneath the sole of a shoe or the like, said plate being provided with a knife edge, an extension carried by the rear portion of such plate and adapted to abut the arch of the shoe or the like, such extension being provided with a depending flange adapted to contact with the inner end of the heel of the shoe, such extension being provided with upwardly disposed wings to provide a clamping means for the device, and a pulverizing attachment overlying the extension of the plate and provided with depending prongs, the forward portion of such pulverizing attachment being provided with lateral extensions overlying the rear portion of the plate, certain of such prongs being carried by such lateral extensions.

3. A device of the character described comprising a plate adapted to engage beneath the sole of a shoe or the like, said plate being provided with a knife edge, an extension carried by the rear portion of the plate and adapted to abut the arch of the shoe or the like, said extension being provided with a depending flange adapted to contact with the inner end of the heel of the shoe, said extension being provided with upwardly disposed wings to provide .a clamp mg means for the device, a plate in contact with the lower face of the first mentioned plate adjacent the forward extremity thereof and provided with extensions disposed through said first mentioned plate and having their free extremities united to afford a clip to receive the toe portion of, a shoe or the like.

4. A device of the character described comprising a plate adapted to engage beneath the sole of a shoe or the like, said plate being provided with a knife edge, anchoring means carried by the rear portion of the plate, a plate in contact with the lower face of the first mentioned plate adjacent the forward extremity thereof and provided with extensions disposed through said first mentioned plate and having their free extremities united to afford a clip to receive the toe portion of a shoe or the like.

5. A device of the character described comprising a plate adapted to engage beneath the sole of a shoe or the like, said plate being provided with a knife edge, an

extension carried by the rear portion of the plate and adapted to abut the arch of the shoe or the like, anchoring means carried by the plate and the extension, and a pulverizing attachment overlying the extension of the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALICE O. BRIGANCE. Witnesses:

J. T. BOWEN, HAL B. STONEHAM. 

